UK universities’ half-hearted support for Erasmus+ must not be repeated The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse By Marcus Dowse 26 January
Adam Habib: SOAS will be ‘voice for developing world in the West’ New director acknowledges social justice agenda must go hand in hand with financial sustainability of troubled institution By Anna McKie 26 January
Universities fear Ucas plan for postgraduate applications tool Concerns raised over potential lack of opt-out and charging regime By John Morgan 26 January
Cuts for London and arts ‘will damage universities and students’ Sector leaders say government proposal amounts to ‘a sudden multimillion-pound hit’ for some institutions and criticise decision not to phase changes By Ellie Bothwell 25 January
How to combat the ‘distance education deficit’ Online graduation rates are much lower than those for conventional degrees. It’s time to ‘re-personalise’ remote learning, says Ormond Simpson By Ormond Simpson 25 January
Russian education clampdown ‘threatens international links’ Railing against ‘anti-Russian forces’, lawmakers are proposing state control over ‘educational activities’ By David Matthews 25 January
Is it still too dangerous for researchers to admit drug use? Clinical evidence showing psychedelics can treat mental health disorders has revived the thorny issue of whether researchers should ever admit using these substances By Jack Grove 25 January
AHRC head says humanities scholars must embrace pandemic research Executive chair says scholarship from non-medical subjects will be vital for post-pandemic society By Jack Grove 23 January
Edinburgh moves undergraduate teaching online for rest of year Scottish university hopes to resume face-to-face tuition on postgraduate taught courses By Chris Havergal 22 January
Minimum entry bar for English HE ‘would level down opportunity’ Revival of plan to restrict numbers via minimum grade requirement raises concerns over impact on poorest By John Morgan 22 January
Short summer admissions process ‘feasible’ for UK, ministers say Option is put forward alongside post-qualification offers as one of two potential reforms By Simon Baker 21 January
Universities can request ‘emergency’ extensions to REF deadline No national delay to UK research audit, but Research England to consider granting more time for universities in emergency circumstances By Jack Grove 21 January